THE TASK FORCE INAUGURATION

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES TAKEN DURING THE INAUGURATION/MEETING OF THE ONDO STATE POLIO ERADICATION AND ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION TASK FORCE

TASK FORCE ON POLIO

For Ondo state to maintain her leading role in polio eradication initiative, Governor Olusegun Mimiko has inaugurated a Polio Task Force.

Members of the task force include Royal Fathers, members of the state council Caretaker Chairmen, Representatives of International Agencies, National Orientation Agency and religious leaders among others. Mimiko said that the aim of the campaign is to sustain the tempo of the battle againt the crippling disease through consistent and comprehensive campaigns involving all the stakeholders in the state. He said the commitment of the government to polio eradication has yielded a good result.

FREE HEALTH CARE, OUR PRIORITY

Ondo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju has reinterated government’s effort at bringing quality health care to the people of the state.

The commissioner who stated this in an interview said government is deliberately investing in human capital.

He said health care delivery is quite cardinal and brings people out of poverty. Dr. Adeyanju posited that governments in most tiers are shying away from their responsibilities

Health Rangers Workshop at a Glance

The 2-day sensitization workshop/training workshop for Health Rangers to scale up Abiye Programme in Ondo State

It held on Wednesday 6th till Thursday 7th June, 2012

OTHERS, PREGNANT WOMEN ADVISED ON SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANT

Until Nigerians recognised that skilled birth attendant is important, mothers and pregnant women will continue to die. Ondo state Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Adeyanju made this known during a two day workshop for Health Rangers from the Northern Senatorial District of the state at Oka-Akoko.

He said that mothers and pregnant women must know the importance of skilled birth attendant and that they are trained to do the job they are doing thereby trusting them.

KEY INTO GOVT’S MEDICAL INTERVENTION, MRS. MIMIKO URGES WOMEN

The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Olukemi Mimiko has called on mothers and their children to tap into the various medical intervention provided for them by the present administration.

She made the call during this year’s edition of the Safe Motherhood Day celebration which took place at the premises of the Mother and Child Hospital Akure on May 22, 2012. Mrs Mimiko stated that the essence of the Safe Motherhood Day Celebration nation-wide is to review the Mother and Child health programmes of the various state governments to know their efficiency.She noted that government already knows its roles in the care of mothers and children calling on other stakeholders such as pregnant woman herself and her family members to do the right thing during pregnancy

NIGERIA CAN REDUCE MATERNAL DEATH BY 75 PER CENT IN 2015

The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, has said that Nigeria can reduce its maternal deaths by 75 per cent by 2015. He said this at a maternal review training by the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) in Abuja, on Thursday 12 April 2012.

Dr. Adeyanju delivered a lecture entitled, “Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in Ondo State.” He explained that currently, Nigeria had the second highest burden of maternal mortality and was in the top five countries reporting a high number of child deaths.

“Ondo State reduced under-five mortality by 25 per cent and maternal mortality by 15 per cent in 2010, it stands to reason that if by 2010, it was 15 per cent, by 2015 it will reach 75 per cent.”